Tropical Storm Karen

October 4, 2013

Gerald Herbert/Associated Press

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Workers prepare to lower a flood gate into Hero Canal, as part of the hurricane protection system protecting the greater New Orleans area, in anticipation of Tropical Storm Karen, in Belle Chasse, La., Friday, Oct. 4, 2013.

Gerald Herbert/Associated Press

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Workers prepare to lower a flood gate into Hero Canal, as part of the hurricane protection system protecting the greater New Orleans area, in anticipation of Tropical Storm Karen, in Belle Chasse, La., Friday, Oct. 4, 2013.